Friday, February 1, 2013

After the
destruction of the original space station by a rogue faction of the
Typhon Pact, Miles O’Brien and Nog have led the Starfleet Corps of
Engineers in designing and constructing a larger, more advanced starbase
in the Bajoran system. Now, as familiar faces such as Benjamin Sisko,
Kasidy Yates, Ezri Dax, Odo, and Quark arrive at the new station,
Captain Ro Laren will host various heads of state to an impressive
dedication ceremony. The dignitaries include not only the leaders of
allies—such as Klingon Chancellor Martok, Ferengi Grand Nagus Rom, the
Cardassian castellan, and the Bajoran first minister—but also those of
rival powers, such as the Romulan praetor and the Gorn imperator. But as
Ro’s crew prepares to open DS9 to the entire Bajor Sector and beyond,
disaster looms. A faction has already set in action a shocking plan
that, if successful, will shake the Alpha and Beta Quadrants to the
core.

And what of Kira Nerys, lost aboard a runabout when
the Bajoran wormhole collapsed? In the two years that have passed
during construction of the new Deep Space 9, there have been no
indications that the Celestial Temple, the Prophets, or Kira have
survived. But since Ben Sisko once learned that the wormhole aliens
exist nonlinearly in time, what does that mean with respect to their
fate, or that of the wormhole...or of Kira herself?

2268:Following their encounter with the mysterious Gary Seven in the
twentieth century, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is startled by two
intruders who have transported through space and time from Earth circa
1968. Incredibly, one of the infiltrators is a Vulcan, who asserts that
he’s lived among Earth's population for over a decade. The
other represents a little-known race, and reveals to Captain James T.
Kirk that she has spent that last twenty years working to bring about
humanity’s destruction. It is then that Gary Seven’s young protégé,
Roberta Lincoln, arrives seeking Kirk’s help....

1947:In the wake of the infamous “Roswell Incident” involving a
crashed alien craft and beings from another world, Captain James
Wainwright finds himself recruited as one of the first members of
Majestic 12, a secret organization with two goals: Collect evidence of
extraterrestrial activity on Earth, and develop strategies to combat
alien invaders. And it is this very mission that will consume
Wainwright’s life for the next two decades, driven by the knowledge that
the danger is as real as the aliens living among us....

A beautiful green world, rich in fertile soil and temperate climate . . . a textbook Class-M planet that should be teeming with life. Scans show no life-signs, but there are refined metals, including those associated with a space-faring race . . . and a lone city. But where are all of the inhabitants? Captain James T. Kirk leads a landing party from the U.S.S. Enterprise, hoping to get some answers.

The away team discovers a city in ruins, covered by dust, utterly bereft of life. Tricorder readings indicate that this is no ancient metropolis—it has been deserted only for a year. And just beyond the citadel lies what appears to be an ancient spaceport . . . a graveyard of ships that have clearly been sabotaged.

With these ruins too far from either the Klingon or the Romulan Empires, the Enterprise crew can only wonder: Who could have done this? And could this unnamed threat now pose an imminent danger to the Federation?